page_title: Tom Uren
section_title: Honours
hierarchical_section_title: Tom Uren / Honours
caption_attribution_description: A photo of Tom Uren
context_page_description: Thomas Uren AC was an Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1975–77. Uren served as the Member for Reid in the Australian House of Representatives from 1958–90, being appointed Minister for Urban and Regional Development, Minister for Territories and Local Government and Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services. He helped establish the heritage and conservation movement in Australia and, in particular, worked to preserve the heritage of inner Sydney.
context_section_description: Uren was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours, awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001, and advanced to a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
caption: Tom Uren in 2013
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